Watch Out!! Bromo has Exploded

Eruption of Mount Bromo experience of non-eruption or eruption phase efosif result of magma rising to the surface.

"Efosif eruption that occurred at 17:22 pm," said Kasubbid PVMBG Volcano Observation Agus Budianto told AFP by telephone on Friday night.

According to him, it means efosif eruption of magma discharge around the crater and to Bromo might be able to melt down to the sea of sand.

"The report we received noted that efosif eruptive phase as high as 600 to 700 meters, so that only occur in the vicinity of the crater and not to come out," he said.

However, he said, it will continue to monitor the trend of volcanic earthquakes, tremor, and the consequences that still tends to fluctuate.

Non-eruption eruption was justified citizens Tosari, Pasuruan, Trisno Sutejo, whose home is about 3 kilometers from Mount Bromo (from the direction of Pasuruan).

"Yes, I saw there is a thick black smoke soaring into the air, but I did not hear or see the rain of ash explosions," he said.

Information from other sources noted volcanic eruptions that there are two types of eruption (explosive) and non-eruption eruption (efosif). Explosive eruptions are explosive, while the eruption was the eruption that issued efosif volcanic material.

Volcanic material in Mount Bromo is a black dust (not lava), while the material is volcanic Mount Merapi lava.

Earlier, Deputy Governor of East Java Saifullah Yusuf said it had prepared a number of evacuation point if something happens and the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) Java also plans to spend "on call" Rp2, 5 billion.